Author: GEISTBECK, MICHAEL Title: Der Weltverkehr. Seeschiffahrt und Eisenbahnen, Post und Telegraphie in ihrer Entwicklung dargestellt
Description: Freiburg in Breisgau: Herdersche Verlagshandlung, 1895 (2. Aufl.); 8vo (24cm), folded frontispiece, xii+559pp., 218 illustrations, numerous tables and maps, indexes, black and gilt illustrated cloth. Front cover somewhat loose, 3 cm split in upper spine joint, 2 pages loose, all illustrations present. Rare in this 2nd ed. ¶ Volume in the 'Illustrierte Bibliothek der Länder u. Völkerkunde'. Emphasis on European and American developments in worldwide communication and transport. Text in German Frakturschrift.
Keywords: 19th century railways shipping transport
Price: EUR 35.00 = appr. US$ 38.04 Seller: Serendipity, NL
- Book number: 10129